I don't mind main deaths are game overs in these games at this point, typically if its not a BS ohk situation and my characters is built to basically carry the rest of the team, once he goes down there pretty much is no hope anyway.
Wow reviews a week before, if the scores are good it might help sales more before release!
Regarding whether or not Vit raises defense...
*searches own posts in this thread*
To quote Me on July 12:
"<snip>
Hmm, is there anything I can glean from that screen... not too much at the moment really. But at least it's a clear video and kindly pauses long enough on each stat so that the descriptions are readable. Nothing really surprising about them.
Str: More physical damage
Vit: Less damage when receiving attacks
Mag: More magic damage
Agi: Affects probability of going first, escape, landing your attacks, and evading incoming attacks
Luck: Ah, the classic non-specific 'improve odds of favorable outcomes for various chance-based things in battle'
Really, the main useful thing here for me is that the phrasing for Vit doesn't specify physical or magical. So it's probably defense in general.
<snip>"
Back to the daily demon vids...
Huang Long: Megidolaon +5/Houkou +2 (23 MP)/Samarecarm +2
Yaksini: Venom Chaser +2 (13 MP)/Zanma +2 (17 MP)/Poisma (10 MP)/Sukunda (8 MP)
Amon: Megido Flame +6 (93 MP)/Nihil Claw +2 (31 MP)/Madness Nails +2 (31 MP)/Concentrate +4 (7 MP)/Debilitate +4 (105 MP)
Kaya-no-hime: Minori no Mai +3 (22 MP)/Bufula +2 (17 MP)/Patra +3 (6 MP)/Mabufu +2 (13 MP)
Megido Flame is unique, hits all enemies, deals severe fire damage, and pierces. That's kinda crazy.
Minori no Mai (or, harvest dance) is basically a unique Dia + 2x Rakukaja (it buffs defense by 2 stages). The cost with that aptitude is basically Dia + 2x Rakukaja + 4, so that's the payment for compressing it into one turn.
Btw, assuming the videos aren't excessively rigged (that is, skill sets shown are feasible in-game without needing to plug in higher level essences into lower level demons), then chouhatsu (the plain provoke/taunt that just pulls aggro, not... old Taunt) should be available on a couple of demons at least by the time you hit Kaya-no-hime's level.
*searches own posts in this thread*
To quote Me on July 12:
"<snip>
Hmm, is there anything I can glean from that screen... not too much at the moment really. But at least it's a clear video and kindly pauses long enough on each stat so that the descriptions are readable. Nothing really surprising about them.
Str: More physical damage
Vit: Less damage when receiving attacks
Mag: More magic damage
Agi: Affects probability of going first, escape, landing your attacks, and evading incoming attacks
Luck: Ah, the classic non-specific 'improve odds of favorable outcomes for various chance-based things in battle'
Really, the main useful thing here for me is that the phrasing for Vit doesn't specify physical or magical. So it's probably defense in general.
<snip>"
Back to the daily demon vids...
Huang Long: Megidolaon +5/Houkou +2 (23 MP)/Samarecarm +2
Yaksini: Venom Chaser +2 (13 MP)/Zanma +2 (17 MP)/Poisma (10 MP)/Sukunda (8 MP)
Amon: Megido Flame +6 (93 MP)/Nihil Claw +2 (31 MP)/Madness Nails +2 (31 MP)/Concentrate +4 (7 MP)/Debilitate +4 (105 MP)
Kaya-no-hime: Minori no Mai +3 (22 MP)/Bufula +2 (17 MP)/Patra +3 (6 MP)/Mabufu +2 (13 MP)
Megido Flame is unique, hits all enemies, deals severe fire damage, and pierces. That's kinda crazy.
Minori no Mai (or, harvest dance) is basically a unique Dia + 2x Rakukaja (it buffs defense by 2 stages). The cost with that aptitude is basically Dia + 2x Rakukaja + 4, so that's the payment for compressing it into one turn.
Btw, assuming the videos aren't excessively rigged (that is, skill sets shown are feasible in-game without needing to plug in higher level essences into lower level demons), then chouhatsu (the plain provoke/taunt that just pulls aggro, not... old Taunt) should be available on a couple of demons at least by the time you hit Kaya-no-hime's level.
Just want to say you've been the real MVP with all these translations on the demon videos.
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From what I've read/seen. Casual is apparently a decent challenge, normal is hard, and hard is really tough
I was down on Idunn, still am if only for in the surrounding vacuum of Doi's female demon designs (or now that I think about it, the older ones, since I like a good amount of the ones he's made in SMTV), but this is actually a pretty good showcase.- YouTube
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Pop Idol Goddess is a fun concept in the same way Artemis being the Greek Goddess of the Hunt by way of Magic Knight Rayearth is fun.
Safety is DLC, it's pretty much exactly what it sounds, meant for people that just want to experience the story.
There's Casual, Normal is pretty much typical SMT difficulty. Hard is very hard.
Caveat on Hard, you have to choose it from the start and you can change difficulty at any time, but if you started on Hard, and you move down, you cannot move back up to Hard.
Yea, nice. Usually I go with Normal on SMT and if I like it enough replay on hard so probably stick with that
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Eh, looks alright. I still feel like it's using Idunn as an excuse to have Little Red Riding Hood in the game... without it being Little Red Riding Hood. Which like, Alice is already there, so...
But she looks fun.
I don't hate the idol references. It actually feels right at home with SMT's sense of humor. What other series lets you team up with a pop idol, a penis monster, and a hindu god?
I just think this type of design would have been better suited for a mythology that actually had something to do with performance, music or dance.
I just think this type of design would have been better suited for a mythology that actually had something to do with performance, music or dance.
I get the idea behind it(she was beloved by the gods because she provides golden apples of immortality, aka everyone loves her like an idol because they need her to live forever), I do think its a bit off, but not enough to bother me at all, I kinda like it
Yeah I dont hate it either. I came around on the design more when Doi made it clear the idol aesthetic was deliberate. It's just that, I think this design would have been better for one of the greek muses or something similar.
Hmm of the significant new demons left we know the only ones left are Khonsu, Lahmu and Hydra. Others we know and or assume are left to be showcased are Alice, Belial, Samael, Beelzebub, Odin, Vasuki, Lucifuge, Nebiros, Ishtar. Still a bunch to go, next one is Valkyrie.
Hard being a step above usual SMT difficulty has me excited
I'm ready for this game to kick my ass
I may be misremembering but they said the DLC bosses/demons would provide us with new skills, right? Assuming they're as strong as the skills the SMT IV DLC introduced, it'll likely lower the difficulty a lot once they are in your skill pool. Luster Candy already made difficulty in the last 1/3rd of SMT IV nonexistent, with the DLC skills it's basically one of the easiest Megatens out there. That you could only do Hard on NG+ was also a contributing factor to this, though.
Either way, something to keep in mind if difficulty matters to you.
Either way, something to keep in mind if difficulty matters to you.
There's a thing I really want to know, and I'll ask this in the preview thread too. Journalists and anyone else that got a review code, if you're at liberty to answer this: In an interview for SMTIV, they said they started a thing with Strange Journey where there was an AI that had a name starting with an A (Arthur), and IV there was an AI with a name starting with a B (Burroughs) and the next one would be a C. Apocalypse didn't have an AI in it. You could debatably count Dagda, but he just lived in your phone, and skipped a letter.
Does SMTV have an AI with a name that starts with a C?
Does SMTV have an AI with a name that starts with a C?
Does anybody know how gamestop preorders work in the US, will i get the game ship on launch day?
I got Metroid Dread on launch day ordering through GameStop, but your mileage may vary.
Cool gotcha I got the collectors edition it would be nice if I get it a day before
I do know of some people having the luck of getting it a day early from Best Buy, but again, mileage and all.
Ngl hearing you cant save at any time kills my interest in this game and having Hero murdered= Game over. I know hardcore fanboys gonna complain bout this opinion but i really liked the convenience of it and with long adventures such as RPGs for me its a must
I don't blame anyone for not liking it but as long as you can suspend your game I will be happy. That and HaMudo being dmg now rather than instant death spells (ambush into instant death spells that are really only useful to enemy mobs were some straight up garbage mechanics)
I haven't played it, but I really doubt they'd continue that. Aside from legacy assets, Apocalypse seemed to drop the whoe angle of SJ references. It'd be odd if they went back to doing it again now.
So over at vgcharts people are hyping that smt just reach 100 points for COMG, how good is that if anyone knows? Doesnt that just mean only a 100 people preorded it
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2/10 no apples being thrown
okay that yt comment about Jack Frost vibing with Idunn gave me a good laugh
Maybe he's the leader of the Idunn fan club or her PR manager
Maybe he's the leader of the Idunn fan club or her PR manager
I wouldn't put any stock into anything from there.
The game will probably sell well though.
I put in my preorder for the Steelbook Edition. I've been on total media blackout for this game.
Playing through Nocturne HD Remaster this year truly has solidified it as the GOAT. An impossible bar for any game to meet, so I'm just going into V with modest expectations.
Playing through Nocturne HD Remaster this year truly has solidified it as the GOAT. An impossible bar for any game to meet, so I'm just going into V with modest expectations.